The capital club last season narrowly, by a single point, missed out to Juventus in the race for fourth place. This means they have to play in the Europa League once again, where they have not been without setbacks, but overall, they are actively collecting points. Under Gasperini, their Serie A form also improved significantly, even rising to the top of the table at times, though later losing ground after unsuccessful results. They also lost to Atalanta, but then beat Lecce.
Their next opponent spent last season in the country’s second division. There, they were a cut above the rest, securing first place ahead of schedule. Most importantly, upon returning to Serie A, Berardi and company have been actively earning points, establishing themselves among the mid-table teams. However, recently they have struggled to win, and lost 0-3 to Juventus.
Roma average 1.16 goals scored and concede 0.63 per match. The Serie A newcomer has almost equal stats: 1.21 goals scored on average and 1.32 conceded.
Roma have won four of their last six matches
26% of Roma’s matches end with goals from both teams, and the average total goals per game is 1.79
Sassuolo have won just one of their last eight games
53% of Sassuolo’s matches end with goals from both teams, and the average total goals per game is 2.53.
Roma (possible lineup): Svilar – Hermoso, Ndicka, Mancini – Rensch, Pellegrini, Soulé, Koné, Cristante, França – Ferguson
Sassuolo (possible lineup): Muric – Kande, Muharemovic, Idzes, Walukiewicz – Koné, Matic, Thorstvedt – Laurienté, Volpato, Pinamonti.
